Amanda Bowen

Why the Redskins’ DeSean Jackson posted a photo of RMNB’s photographer on Instagram

You may have noticed my photo posts on RMNB have been fewer in number this season. That’s because, in the fall, I landed the internship of a lifetime. I was hired by the Washington Redskins to shoot home games from the sidelines and professionally cover their events.

Now that the NFL season is coming to a close, I have been getting back into the groove of the spring semester at school. While I was working on assignments Wednesday night, I started receiving notifications from people tagging me in a photo on Instagram. The photo was posted by DeSean Jackson of the Redskins. Normally when this happens, it’s one of the players giving me credit for taking a photo. But in this photo, I was actually the focus of the shot.

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Caps Fans Pack Kettler For FanFest Scrimmage, Equipment Sale (Photos)

Photos: Amanda Bowen

Saturday was the last day of the Capitals Development Camp and, subsequently, the team’s annual fanfest. Fans began jamming the rink around 8 am, eager to get a prime position for the weekend scrimmage and the team’s year-end equipment sale.

The event featured an autograph signing with new addition TJ Oshie, attracting a packed group of admirers. Despite the damp weather outside, the Caps hosted street hockey and moon bounce for little kids on the top deck of the parking garage. Indoors, thousands completely packed Kettler Capitals Iceplex to watch the team’s draft picks and the camp’s free agent invitees battle it out in a scrimmage, won by Team Red 7-3. During general manager Brian MacLellan’s press conference, one reporter brought up the possibility the event could be moved to a bigger venue.

“We’ve never thought about,” MacLellan said. “It’d probably be a good idea.”

Part of the reason the event has gotten so big is due to the camaraderie of Caps fans. On Saturday, a group of Caps fans who met on Tumblr got together to watch some hockey and see some of their favorite prospects in the flesh. The Papa Squad (named after Tom Wilson’s and Michael Latta’s nickname for Nicklas Backstrom) of Sydney, Victoria, Alexi, Taylor, etc gathered together to get take some selfies and some signature. Victoria even got the prospects to sign her TJ Yoshie poster, created by a fellow fan.

“We just bonded over our love of the Caps,” Sydney told me.

Days like today are the reason this fanbase is so great. Below, take a look at Amanda’s gorgeous pictures from the day.

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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Day Four of Caps Development Camp in Photos

The penultimate day of Capitals development camp took place on Friday, as the prospects continued with drills in preparation for Saturday’s scrimmage. In the afternoon, the Caps hosted a three-on-three tournament, which saw Liam O’Brien’s Team Red winning in the championship game.

Saturday is the final day of development camp, which coincides with the team’s annual fanfest. The scrimmage will take place at Kettler Capitals Iceplex at 10:30AM. See how many RMNBers you can spot in attendance! Also I’m told Ranger Nathan is taking donations on any Troy Brouwer gear that you find at the equipment sale. Here’s the full schedule of Fanfest.

#CapsFanFest timeline of events! See you tomorrow at @KCIceplex! #Caps #RockTheRed #HockeyInTheSummer #CapsDevCamp pic.twitter.com/cGtOPL5Xuv

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 10, 2015

You can see all of Amanda Bowen’s photos from Friday below.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Day Three Of Caps Development Camp in Photos

Thursday was day three for the Caps prospects at development camp. They started off doing five-on-five and the other puck handling drills we’ve grown accustomed to seeing at regular season Caps practices. Coaches started developing lines in red, white, and gray. These factions preview what we might see at the Fanfest scrimmage on Saturday morning. Though, there’s still plenty of time to mix it up.

The guys played a 3-on-3 tourney on Thursday afternoon after the Caps rink was transformed into three separate playing surfaces.

In other news, current Cap, Connor Carrick, and now St. Louis Blue, Troy Brouwer, were spotted at camp today, hanging around the facility before pulling on their skates for some afternoon ice time.

RMNB’s Amanda Bowen has all your photos of the morning sessions below.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Day Two Of Caps Development Camp in Photos

Photos: Amanda Bowen

Wednesday, the Capitals hosted the second day of development camp and it was pretty much as the same as Tuesday. Prospects spent most of the session doing skating drills, which included stick handling around mustard yellow poles. Goaltending coach Mitch Korn also worked with the young goaltenders.

In the evening, the prospects planned to go to the Washington Nationals game, but it was rained out for the second straight year.

RMNB’s Amanda Bowen has your photos from today’s session below.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Day One Of Caps Development Camp 2015 In Photos: Science T-Shirts, Smilin’ Vrana, & Guest Coach Halpern

Photos: Amanda Bowen

Tuesday marked the first day Caps prospects hit the ice for this year’s Development Camp. Using iPads, the coaches videotaped each player doing skating drills so the Caps could gather intel and teaching material for later in camp. Here’s basically how the morning went: every player would go in front of the camera, say their name (probably with a cool accent), and then proceed to do a drill.

Former Capitals captain Jeff Halpern stopped by to help out the Red Team. He gave some one-on-one attention to defensive prospect Madison Bowey and standout enforcer Liam O’Brien.

The prospects also debuted new shirts.

Development camp went with periodic table-themed T-shirts this year. pic.twitter.com/3mK6pHHyHw

— Alex Prewitt (@alex_prewitt) July 7, 2015

RMNB’s Amanda Bowen was there for it all. You’ve gotta see her photos. You’ll notice a lot of familiar faces including O’Brien, Stephenson, Herbert, Barber, DiPauli, Boyd, and Djoos.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Get a Taste of Verizon Center at Playoff Time (Photos)

Photos: Amanda Bowen

The atmosphere at hockey games in Verizon Center is always great, but there’s something extra special about a playoff game. The air is just a bit more electric and the fans a little more on edge.

Wednesday night’s game between the Capitals and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers more than lived up to the playoff hype, from the fans on the glass at warmups to the auction table on the concourse and, most importantly, the action on the ice.

Relive the Caps’ 2-1 comeback win with these great photos from Amanda Bowen.

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By Nathan Burchfiel 4 years ago

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Game One Was Awful, But These Photos Of It Aren’t

Photos: Amanda Bowen

If you watched game one of the Capitals’ first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders on Wednesday, you probably remember it as a miserable, stomach-turning experience. The Caps seemed to lack focus and determination as they fell to the Isles 4-1.

That’s why I was so surprised to see Amanda’s photos from the game. Her shots from pre-game warmups show a team full of steely reserve. The players appear focused on the task before them, fully aware of the game’s importance. The photos of Marcus Johansson’s first-period goal show a team, and a fan base, full of passion and fire — both of which went missing from the rest of the game, only to play a huge role in the media narratives that followed.

Let’s hope the Caps from these pictures are the ones who show up to play Game 2 tonight.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Photos: Caps Wear Awesome Camouflage Jerseys, Hats for Military Night

Photos: Amanda Bowen

The Washington Capitals held Military Night at Verizon Center on Thursday. During warm-ups, the Caps wore camouflaged jerseys with each player’s name stitched on the front. The players took to the ice with their Courage Caps, which the the team has been selling, along with t-shirts, to raise money for TAPS – a nonprofit organization that helps families of the fallen.

If you didn’t grab the gear last night at Verizon, you can buy them online at the Caps website with the option of getting them signed by your favorite player.

Before the game, Master Sergeant Bob McDonald and Master Sergeant Caleb Green sang a beautiful, harmonized rendition of the national anthem. They were joined by U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Michael Davis, captain of the USA Warriors standing team, who participated in the ceremonial face-off with US Olympians Zach Parise and Brooks Orpik. The USA Warriors held a shootout during intermission.

Here are Amanda Bowen’s photos from the game.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Presents Car to Washington Ice Dogs, Ann Schaab Calls Him “My Boyfriend” (Photos)

Photos: Amanda Bowen

A few weeks ago, during All-Star Weekend, Alex Ovechkin went on a seemingly bizarre quest to add an eighth automobile to his fleet of fancy cars. After failing to win it during the Fantasy Draft and All-Star Game, Honda relented, giving Ovechkin the car once they learned why he wanted one so bad: he wanted to donate it to Ann Schaab, a young girl he went out on a date with earlier in the year, and her team, the Washington Ice Dogs.

It’s the feel-good moment of what could be Ovechkin’s fourth MVP season.

On Monday, Ovechkin accepted the vehicle at a special event held at Bill Page Honda in Falls Church, Virginia. Schaab got to sit in the car. She did interviews with local media. There were plenty of adorable moments.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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